What color is #579290?

#579290 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579290?

The RGB value is 87, 146, 144: 87 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579290?

The complementary color is #925759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579290 color

#579290 rgb(87, 146, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #579290 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 57.3% green and 56.5% blue (87, 146, 144).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#579290 color codes

HEX	`#579290`
RGB	`rgb(87, 146, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 57.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.68, -19.69, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.68, 20.31, 194.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.242, 24.596, 30.114)`
Decimal	`5739152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579290, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #579290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #579290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579290; }
.text { color: #579290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 146 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579290, #577692); }

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Questions

What color is #579290?: #579290 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579290?: The RGB value is 87, 146, 144: 87 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579290?: The complementary color is #925759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.